Question

Which of these demonstrates dramatic irony ? Plz help

Answer 1

Answer:

D: Telemachus treats Odysseus as a beggar and a stranger when they first meet each other

Explanation:

Telemachus is Odysseus’ and Penelope’s son. He went to find Odysseus and traveled a lot, but it turns out that his father returned to Itaka at the end before he did. When he meets his father again, he is unaware of who is he and treats him as a beggar.

The dramatic irony is the one in which the audience is aware of the situation, while the characters are not. They do what is radically opposite to what is expected of them. Here we see that audience and readers will know that Odysseus is only pretending to be the beggar and that Telemachus treats his father, for whom he looked so long, unaware of his true identity. However, the characters do not realize what is happening. This is something completely different than what one might expect of the emotional reunion of father and son.